Logistics
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Amazon’s logistics investment makes the company increasingly attractive to 3rd party merchants.
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Airbnb and DoorDash both created new markets where ones did not previously exist; they are startups played on “hard” mode.
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It is all but impossible to beat an Aggregator head-on, as Walmart is trying to do with Amazon. The solution instead is to build a platform like Shopify.
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Follow-up: Didi, Uber, and Instagram Stories; Walmart Reportedly Buying Jet.com; Amazon Earnings
More news and follow-up on Didi and Uber, and whether or not Instagram Stories will succeed. Then, Walmart is reportedly buying Jet.com, but Amazon’s earnings show how far they have to go.
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Amazon Unveils New Drone Video, Amazon Flying Airplanes?, Amazon the Logistics Company
Amazon is showing off drones, and may even be flying airplanes. Are we sure this is a retail company?
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Why Uber Fights
Ride-sharing is a winner-take-all market that depends on controlling demand more than it does supply.